February 11, 2019   |   Register   |   Program   |   Speakers

Every year, the Intelligent Community Forum names the Top7 Intelligent Communities in the world. The 2019 announcement will be at an event taking place in Québec City, a Top7 Community of 2012, and will be organized by the Department of Organizational Information Systems at Université Laval's Faculty of Business Administration.

This day, commemorating Intelligent Communities, will bring together representatives of the 7 cities selected from the most intelligent in the world, as well as world-renowned speakers and lecturers. Any cities or stakeholders interested in intelligent cities are also invited to attend this educational and networking event. International media will also be on site to cover the event.

The day ends with a dinner at 5:30pm, including the announcement of the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2019. Immediately following the live announcement at the event, ICF will release its global announcement of the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2019 on its website. Click here to register.

Program

8:00-8:30 | Registration

8:30-9:00 | Welcome session

Speeches :

• Sehl Mellouli, professor, FSA ULaval
• Louis Zacharilla, Co-Founder, ICF
• John Jung, Co-Founder, ICF
• Carl Viel, President and CEO, Quebec International, Canada
• A representative from Quebec City, Canada

9:00-10:15 | Emergent technologies and Intelligent Communities

Moderator: To be determined

Presenters:

• Christian Gagné, professor, Université Laval
• Doug McCullough, CIO, City of Dublin, United States

Panel : The moderator animates the debate between the audience and the presenters

10:15- 10:45 | Coffee break

10:45-12:15 | Intelligent Communities experiences

Moderator: John Jung, ICF Canada

Presenters:

• Sebastien Tremblay, Director of the Joint Research Unit in Urban Sciences and professor, Université Laval
• Greg Dandewich, Vice-president, Economic Development Winnipeg Inc., Canada
• Pierre-Luc Lachance, Municipal councilor, Quebec City

Panel: The moderator animates the debate between the audience and the presenters

12:15-13:30 | Lunch

13:30-14:45 | Challenges of Intelligent Communities

Moderator: To be determined

Presenters:

• Mark Buckley, Application services manager, City of Rochester, United States
• Thierry Badard, Professor, Research Center on Geomatic, Université Laval
• Päivi Stutinen, Director for City as a Service Development, City of Espoo, Finland

Panel: The moderator invites the audience to identify and debate on challenges for smart cities. Each table can name a representative. Each table will have 20mns to identify key challenges for cities and then present them to the audience. The moderate undertakes a discussion about the identified issues.

14:45-15:15 | Coffee break

15:15-16:30 | 5th Generation of telecom and infrastructure

Moderator: To be determined

Presenters:

• Joani Gerber, CEO, investStratford, Stratford
• Éric Poirier, Director Smart Cities Challenge, Infrastructure Canada

Panel: The moderator animates the debate between the audience and the presenter

16:30-17:00 | Closing session

Speeches of:

• Sehl Mellouli, professor, FSA ULaval
• Louis Zacharilla, Co-Founder, ICF
• Representative of Quebec City, Canada
• Representative of Quebec International, Canada

17:00-17:30 | Transition to the dinner

17:30-19:30 | Dinner and announcement of the Top7 Intelligent Communities of the Year

Moderator: To be determined

• Top7 Announcement: John Jung & Lou Zacharilla (ICF Co-Founders)

Speakers

Thierry Badard Professor, Research Center on Geomatic, Université Laval		Mark Buckley IT Application Services Manager, Rochester, NY, USA		Greg Dandewich Senior Vice-President of Economic Development, Winnipeg Inc.		Wendy Dupley Executive Director, City of Abbotsford Economic Development		Christian Gagné Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Université Laval
Joani Gerber CEO, investStratford		Vivianne Gravel Founder and President, Metix inc. | Metix Capital inc. | bciti Solutions Inc.		John G. Jung Chairman and Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum		Li Wen (Ema) Hsieh Taiwan ICF Institute		Pierre-Luc Lachance Municipal Councillor and Deputy Mayor for Entrepreneurship, Quebec City
Elizabeth Lepage Strategist leading the City of Laval’s smart city roadmap and digital transformation		Doug McCollough CIO, Dublin, Ohio, USA		Sehl Mellouli Professor, Department of Management Information Systems, Université Laval		Éric Poirier Director, Smart Cities Challenge, Infrastructure Canada		Päivi Sutinen Director for City as a Service Development, Espoo, Finland
Sébastien Tremblay Professor, Université Laval and Director, Joint Research Unit in Urban Sciences		Carl Viel President and CEO, Québec International		Louis Zacharilla Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum